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think of wilson caldwell, who was told he could not pilot a plane without a high school degree, so he decided to jump out of a plane instead and he did here on d-day with the 101st airborne, when he was just 16 years old. think of a jewish son of russian immigrants who fudged his age at enlistment so he could join his friends in the fight. don't worry, harry, the statute of limitations has expired. he came ashore at utah beach on d-day. now that he has come back, we said he could have anything he wants for lunch today. he helped liberate this coast, after all, but he said a hamburger will do fine. what's more american than that? think of the man who saw a recruitment poster asking him if he was man enough to be a paratrooper, so he signed up on the spot. that decision landed him here with the 508 regiment, a unit that would suffer heavy casualties. 70 years later, it is said that all across fort bragg they know rock. not just for the splits on d-day -- his exploits on d-day or his 35 years, but because 91-year-old rock merit still spends his time speaking to the young men and women of
think of wilson caldwell, who was told he could not pilot a plane without a high school degree, so he decided to jump out of a plane instead and he did here on d-day with the 101st airborne, when he was just 16 years old. think of a jewish son of russian immigrants who fudged his age at enlistment so he could join his friends in the fight. don't worry, harry, the statute of limitations has expired. he came ashore at utah beach on d-day. now that he has come back, we said he could have anything...
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president obama speaking of the soldiers and calling them heros and mentioned one veteran wilson bill caldwell who said he couldn't pilot a plane because he didn't have a high school did diploma so in the end he decided to jump out of a plane. interestingly enough we met up with bill caldwell two days ago, we didn't know he would be the president's speech at the time. we spent the day with him. he lied his way in to the military trying to sign up when he was 15. he got in when he was 16 and that's the age he was here when he jumped out of a c47 transport plane with 101st airborne screaming eagles and he told me how within a few hours he came around a hedge row and that's where he met his first armed german soldier. >> i was always taught to hold your gun, with your finger on the trigger, ready to pull the trigg early. if you pull the trigger first, you survive, if you don't being well, you are gone. and i hit him in the chest and he went down he look ahea at med tried to say something. and that freaked me out. >> reporter: coldwell told me the jump master turned to him and said look l
president obama speaking of the soldiers and calling them heros and mentioned one veteran wilson bill caldwell who said he couldn't pilot a plane because he didn't have a high school did diploma so in the end he decided to jump out of a plane. interestingly enough we met up with bill caldwell two days ago, we didn't know he would be the president's speech at the time. we spent the day with him. he lied his way in to the military trying to sign up when he was 15. he got in when he was 16 and...
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think of wilson caldwell, who was told he could not pilot a plane without a high school degree so he decided to jump out of a plane instead and he did here on d-day with the 101st airborne, when he was just 16 years old. think of a jewish son of russian immigrants who fudged his age so he could join his friends in the fight. don't worry, the statute of limitations has expired. he came ashore at utah beach. now that he has come back, we said he could have anything he wants for lunch today. he said a hamburger will do fine. what's more american than that? think of the man who sought a recruitment poster asking him if he was man enough to be a paratrooper, so he signed up on the spot. that decision landed him here with a regiment that would suffer heavy casualties. 70 years later, it is said that all across for bragg they know rock. because 91-year-old rock merit still spends his time speaking to the young men and women of the army. whenever the world makes you cynical, whenever you doubt that courage and goodness is possible, stop and think of these men. wilson and harry and rock, they
think of wilson caldwell, who was told he could not pilot a plane without a high school degree so he decided to jump out of a plane instead and he did here on d-day with the 101st airborne, when he was just 16 years old. think of a jewish son of russian immigrants who fudged his age so he could join his friends in the fight. don't worry, the statute of limitations has expired. he came ashore at utah beach. now that he has come back, we said he could have anything he wants for lunch today. he...
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think of wilson caldwell who was told he couldn't fly a plane without a college degree to he decided to jump out of them instead. think of harryccowitz who funneled his -- fudged his age and don't worry, harry, the statute of limitations has expired. he came on shore on d-day. and now that he's come back, we said he can have anything he wants for lunge lunch today. he said a hamburger will do fine. what's more american than that? think of rock merit, recruiter asked him if he was man enough to be a paratrooper. he signed him up on the spot. that decision got him to the 508th regimen, a unit that would suffer heavy casualties and all across ft. bragg, they know why, 91-year-old rock merit still takes time to speak to the young men and women of today's army. whenever the world makes you cynical, whenever you doubt that courage and goodness is possible, stop and think of these men. wilson and harry and rock, they are here today, and although i know we already gave them a rousing round of applause along with all our veterans of d-day, if you can stand, please stand. if not, please raise
think of wilson caldwell who was told he couldn't fly a plane without a college degree to he decided to jump out of them instead. think of harryccowitz who funneled his -- fudged his age and don't worry, harry, the statute of limitations has expired. he came on shore on d-day. and now that he's come back, we said he can have anything he wants for lunge lunch today. he said a hamburger will do fine. what's more american than that? think of rock merit, recruiter asked him if he was man enough to...
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think of wilson caldwell who was told he couldn't pilot a plane without a high school degree so he decided to jump out of a plane instead. and he did here on d-day, with the 101st airborne when he was just 16 years old. think of harry kulkowitz, the jewish son of russian immigrants who fudged his age so he could join his friends in the fight. and don't worry, harry, the statute of limitations has expired. harry came ashore at utah beach on d-day. and now that he's come back we said he could have anything he wants for lunch today. he helped liberate this coast, after all. he said a hamburger will do fine. what's more american than that? think of rock merritt who saw a recruitment poster asking him if he was man enough to be a paratrooper, so he signed up on the spot. and that decision landed him here on d-day with the 508th regiment a unit that would suffer heavy casualties. and 70 years later, it's said that all across ft. bragg, they know rock. not just for his exploits on d-day or his 35 years in the army but because 91-year-old rock merritt still spends his time speaking to the young me
think of wilson caldwell who was told he couldn't pilot a plane without a high school degree so he decided to jump out of a plane instead. and he did here on d-day, with the 101st airborne when he was just 16 years old. think of harry kulkowitz, the jewish son of russian immigrants who fudged his age so he could join his friends in the fight. and don't worry, harry, the statute of limitations has expired. harry came ashore at utah beach on d-day. and now that he's come back we said he could...
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think of wilson caldwell whoflz told he couldn't pilot a plane without a high school degree, so he decided to jump out of a plane instead and he did on d-day with the first airborne when he was 16 years old. think of harry kokowitz who fudged his age so he could join his friends in the fight. don't worry the statute of limitations has expired. harry came ashore at utah beach on d-day. now that he has come back he said you could have anything you want for lunch today. helped liberate the coast after all. he said a hamburger would do fine. what's more american than that? think of rock mare who saw a recruitment poster asking him if he was man enough to be a para trooper. he signed up on the spot. that decision landed him here on d-day with 508th regimen the unit that would suffer heavy casualties. 70 years later it is said all across fort bragg they know ryan not just because of his exploits on d-day but because the 91-year-old still spends his time talking to the young men and women speaking to young people. whenever the world makes you sin kel, whenever you doubt that courage and goodness
think of wilson caldwell whoflz told he couldn't pilot a plane without a high school degree, so he decided to jump out of a plane instead and he did on d-day with the first airborne when he was 16 years old. think of harry kokowitz who fudged his age so he could join his friends in the fight. don't worry the statute of limitations has expired. harry came ashore at utah beach on d-day. now that he has come back he said you could have anything you want for lunch today. helped liberate the coast...
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think of wilson caldwell, who was told he couldn't pilot a plane without a high school degree, so he decided to jump out of a plane instead. and he did on d-day with our first airborne when he was just 16 years old. cocowitz, the jewish son of immigrants who lied about his age. don't worry, harry. the statute of limitations has expired. harry came ashore at utah beach on d-day. now that he has come back, we said you could have anything you want for lunch today, he helped liberate this coast, after all, he said a hamburger would do fine. hat's more american than that? ink of roth merit, who saw a recruitment poster asking him if he was man enough to be a paratrooper. he signed up on the spot halftime that landed him here on d-day with the 508th regiment, that would suffer heavy casuals. 70 years later, it is said all across fort bragg, they know rock. not just for his exploits on d-day or his 35 years in army but because 91-year-old rock still spends his time talking to the me and women of today's army. whenever the world makes you the al, whenever you doubt courage and goodness is po
think of wilson caldwell, who was told he couldn't pilot a plane without a high school degree, so he decided to jump out of a plane instead. and he did on d-day with our first airborne when he was just 16 years old. cocowitz, the jewish son of immigrants who lied about his age. don't worry, harry. the statute of limitations has expired. harry came ashore at utah beach on d-day. now that he has come back, we said you could have anything you want for lunch today, he helped liberate this coast,...
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think of wilson caldwell who was told he couldn't pilot a plane without a high school degree, so he decided to jump out of a plane instead. he did here on d-day with the 101st airborne when he was just 16 years old. think of harry kolkowicz, the jewish son of russian immigrants who fudged his age and enlistment so he could join his friends and fight. don't worry, harry, the statute of limitations has expired. harry came ashore on utah beach on d-day. and now that he's come back, we said you could have anything he wants for lunch today. he helped liberate this coast after all. he said a hamburger will do fine. what's more american than that? think of rock merit, who saw a recruitment poster asking him if he was man enough to be a paratrooper. so he signed up on the spot. that decision landed him here on d-day with the 508th regimen, the unit that would suffer heavy casualties. 70 years later, it's said that all across ft. bragg they know rock, not just for his exploits on d-day or his 35 years in the army but because 91-year-old rock merit still spends his time speaking to the young men and
think of wilson caldwell who was told he couldn't pilot a plane without a high school degree, so he decided to jump out of a plane instead. he did here on d-day with the 101st airborne when he was just 16 years old. think of harry kolkowicz, the jewish son of russian immigrants who fudged his age and enlistment so he could join his friends and fight. don't worry, harry, the statute of limitations has expired. harry came ashore on utah beach on d-day. and now that he's come back, we said you...